Scenic route
etSETOra
Hiroshima → Fukuyama · Japan
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etSETOra drifts the Kure Line’s island-studded Seto shore with Hiroshima patissiers’ sweets courses and a sake bar — extended in 2025 to run clear through to Fukuyama.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 11795975 (93 km), relation 11897599 (31 km) — 124 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR West — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the etSETOra?
The etSETOra runs 125 km from Hiroshima to Fukuyama.
How long does the etSETOra take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 21 min for the 125 km. That is an average of 37 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 95 km/h.
Who runs the etSETOra?
JR West, with KiRo 47-7000.
How old is the etSETOra?
The line has been in service since 2020. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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